Re:The myth of the golden age of reading
by Isamu on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @10:19AM
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My experience is that the internet has drastically increased my use of the library, since now they are all networked (in my region) and affiliated with combined catalogs into a mega-library.
It is easier than ever before to borrow. I see a book recommendation e.g. on HN and I can immediately find it and request it to be delivered to the closest branch.
Since it is just as easy to request several, I'll order an assortment of books on the same topic from as many libraries and they show up in roughly the same time if they are available. Perfect for "syntopical reading" as Mortimer Adler calls it.
It is easier than ever before to borrow. I see a book recommendation e.g. on HN and I can immediately find it and request it to be delivered to the closest branch.
Since it is just as easy to request several, I'll order an assortment of books on the same topic from as many libraries and they show up in roughly the same time if they are available. Perfect for "syntopical reading" as Mortimer Adler calls it.